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Manage Waitlist

💻 CRM > Manage Waitlist

Overview

This section is where you can store a List of Children waiting for a permanent availability at your service. These can be manually added or submitted via the Online Waitlist Form.

Notification

  • Dashboard - You will see a red counter on the Waitlist button on the admin dashboard showing the number of waitlist records added in the last 2-days
  • Email - an automated email is sent to the Leads workflow address when a waitlist record is submitted from the web form

Manually Add Waitlist Entries

  1. Click on the + icon in the top right corner
  2. Fill in the details of the Parent, Child and any additional comments.
  3. Click on Add to Waitlist

Manage Entries

Edit

  1. Click Waitlist Action
  2. Select 🖉 Edit
  3. Change/edit the desired fields
  4. Click Update Record

Delete

  1. Click Waitlist Action
  2. Select Delete Waitlist
  3. Click OK to confirm you are sure you want to delete the waitlist entry

💡 Use the status filter to locate deleted waitlist entries

Send Enrolment Form

  1. Click Waitlist Action
  2. Select Send Enrolment Form
  3. Click OK to confirm you want to send them an enrolment form link via email

Apply Bulk Tags

  1. Select the checkboxes next to the child names
  2. Click the green Tag icon
  3. Select the Tags to apply
  4. Optional: Check the box to Override current tags if you want your selection to replace any existing tags assigned to those children
  5. Click Tag Selected Children

💡 You can also apply and remove tags from the edit screen

Status

The status allows you to filter your waitlist based on their stage. Some actions will update the status automatically and they can also be changed manually:

  1. Click Waitlist Action
  2. Select Edit
  3. Select a new Status (dropdown)
  4. Click Update Record
Actions that update the StatusStatus
Waitlist SubmittedWaiting
Send Enrolment FormSpot Offered
Parent updates preferences (Remove from Waitlist)Removed (+ reason)
Delete WaitlistDeleted

Filters

You can apply multiple filters to make sorting and finding children to fill specific days and rooms easier:

  • Search - enter parent/child name, mobile or email address
  • Centres - Only available for services with a shared waitlist
  • Status - Waiting (default), contacted, spot offered, removed off list, accepted, deleted
  • Tags
  • Submissions Date From & To
  • Start Date From & To
  • Birth age in months (range slider)
  • Days Required
  • Gender
  • Sort (submitted, priority ranking, name)

💡 You can also sort responses by clicking the arrows next to each column heading

Auto Response

Go to the Auto Response tab to enter custom text for the reply email sent to families when they submit a waitlist form.

  • Click the Update Automated Response button to save the text

Auto Reminder Prompts

💡 Families will be emailed based on the Next Reminder Email Date field in their waitlist record!

  1. Go to the Settings tab
  2. Enter custom text message
  3. Select the frequency for automated reminders
  4. Click Update Reminder Timeframe

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